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procurator

[prok-yuh-rey-ter] / ˈprɒk yəˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
lawyer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advocate counselor
STRONG
attorney barrister counsel counsellor defender jurist mouthpiece pleader practitioner proctor solicitor
WEAK
attorney-at-law jurisprudent legal adviser legal eagle legist member of the bar
NOUN
substitute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
backup replacement stand-in surrogate
STRONG
agent alternate assistant auxiliary changeling delegate deputy double dummy equivalent expediency expedient fill in ghost locum makeshift proxy recourse refuge relay relief representative reserve resort resource standby stopgap sub succedaneum successor supplanter supply symbol temp temporary understudy vicar
WEAK
dernier ressort ghost writer locum tenens pinch-hitter temporary expedient
Antonyms
STRONG
being entity permanent

Example Sentences

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A force spokesperson said: "There are no suspicious circumstances, and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal."

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

He did not answer on that point but in relation to his decision, said "the procurator is independent of the Church and all others involved in the process".

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Officers said the death was not suspicious and a report would be submitted to the procurator fiscal.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

From BBC • May 11, 2025

Antea's litter arrived; a few soldiers, sent by the procurator, preceded it.

From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

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